"Smith and Jones (Doctor Who) ""Smith and Jones"" is the first episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was first broadcast on BBC One on 31 March 2007. It sees the debut of Freema Agyeman as medical student Martha Jones. Agyeman had previously appeared as Martha's cousin Adeola in the 2006 episode ""Army of Ghosts"". The episode sees alien police-for-hire called the Judoon transporting a London hospital to the Moon to hunt down a shapeshifting alien fugitive called ""Florence Finnegan"" (Anne Reid), who is posing as a human patient inside. The episode"
"Freema Agyeman Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is an English actress who is known for playing Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series ""Doctor Who"" and its spin-off series ""Torchwood"", and Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama ""Sense8"". Following her departure from ""Doctor Who"" and a role in the BBC series ""Little Dorrit"", Agyeman held a starring role as Alesha Phillips in the crime procedural drama """" between 2009 and 2012. In 2013, she made her US television debut on The CW's teen drama ""The Carrie Diaries"" as Larissa Loughlin, a style editor"
"preacher) in the Church of England. Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Andoh (born 14 January 1963) is a British film, television, stage and radio actress. She is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television, notably in two series of ""Doctor Who"" as companion Martha's mother Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ""Casualty"" as Staff Nurse (later Sister) Colette Griffiths (née Kierney) and a year in the BBC's ""EastEnders"". Andoh is the voice of Alexander McCall"
"2003, Agyeman was nominated in two categories in the British Soap Awards for her role as Lola Wise in ""Crossroads"", as ""Best Newcomer"" and ""Sexiest Female"". In 2007, Agyeman was one of the top four nominations for best actress in the National Television Awards, for playing Martha Jones in the 2007 series of ""Doctor Who"". She was also nominated for Best Actress in the TV Quick Awards the same year for her role in Doctor Who. Agyeman was also longlisted for the 2010 National Television Awards for best dramatic performance for her role as Crown Prosecutor, Alesha Phillips. In 2009,"
"Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Andoh (born 14 January 1963) is a British film, television, stage and radio actress. She is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television, notably in two series of ""Doctor Who"" as companion Martha's mother Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ""Casualty"" as Staff Nurse (later Sister) Colette Griffiths (née Kierney) and a year in the BBC's ""EastEnders"". Andoh is the voice of Alexander McCall Smith's ""No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency"";"
"a role model for boys"". Nevertheless, he noted that Whittaker is a ""terrific actress"" and would do ""a wonderful job"" in the role. Tom Baker, who portrayed the Fourth Doctor, reacted positively to the news. However, he warned that if the audience loses interest, then Whittaker should be replaced. He said ""I think it might be quite nice to have a woman. But you just test it. If the audience don't like it then just kill her off. Nobody has ever failed by the way, nobody has, it's just how it is."" Freema Agyeman, who played the character Martha Jones"
"Karen Gillan Karen Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress, director, screenwriter and model. She played the role of Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC One science fiction series ""Doctor Who"" (2010–2013). She has received wide recognition for portraying Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" (2014), ""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"" (2017), """" (2018) and """" (2019) and also played Martha in """" (2017). In 2018, she released her first featured film as a writer and director, titled ""The Party's Just Beginning"". Gillan was born and raised in"
"is credited as portraying Martha Smith-Jones. Aside from television appearances, the character of Martha also appears in ""Doctor Who"" novels and comic books, some of which are ambiguous in terms of their canonicity in relationship to the television series. In books, Martha appears in the ""New Series Adventures"" series of ""Doctor Who"" novels, published by BBC Books. The first book published was a ""Quick Reads"" novel, ""Made of Steel"" by Terrance Dicks (published prior to her first television appearance), and the character subsequently appeared in all novels in the series, starting with ""Sting of the Zygons"" by Stephen Cole and"
"Donna Noble Donna Noble is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Portrayed by British actress and comedian Catherine Tate, she is a former companion of the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant). Originally appearing in the closing scene of the show's 2006 series and as a special guest star in its following Christmas special, ""The Runaway Bride"", Tate was not expected to reprise her role as Donna; for series 3 (2007), the Doctor travelled alongside medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman). However, Tate expressed interest in returning to the role, and she returned as Donna"
"company as she recognises how unhealthy their relationship has become. After returning to life on Earth, becoming engaged and finishing her medical degree, Martha finds a newfound level of independence when she is recruited into the paranormal military organisations UNIT, and briefly Torchwood. Having faced the end of the world single-handedly during her time with the Doctor, Martha is recognised for her skills both in the field and in medicine. Martha Jones is introduced in the 2007 series of ""Doctor Who"", first appearing in the episode ""Smith and Jones"". When the hospital she works at is teleported to the Moon,"
"Carli Norris Carli Jo Norris (born 23 June 1974) is an English actress, known for her role as Anoushka Flynn in the BBC soap opera ""Doctors"", in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" as Belinda Peacock (née Slater), as Martha Kane in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"" and Fran Reynolds in ""Holby City"". She also made a return to ""EastEnders"" in 2016, playing the role of Belinda Peacock, taking over from Leanne Lakey. Norris returned to ""Holby City"" for a guest stint as Fran from 16 May 2017. Norris was born in Barking, London and moved to Harlow in 1976"
"in ""Torchwood"" series two and in ""Doctor Who"" series four in 2008 and special episode ""The End of Time"" in 2010. Martha was also intended to make guest appearances in the 2009 series of ""Torchwood"" and ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", but could not due to the actress's other work commitments. Within the series' narrative, Martha begins as a medical student who becomes the Doctor's time travelling companion after an incident at the hospital where she works. After well over a year (from the perspective of the Doctor and herself) of service at the Doctor's side, Martha parts from the Doctor's"
"but the show was cancelled weeks after her introduction, the final episode being broadcast in December 2005. In an interview published in Doctor Who magazine during March 2015, she said she was no longer acting. Florence Hoath Florence Angela L. Hoath (born 12 July 1984 in London) is a British actress best known for her 2005 appearances as Nancy in ""Doctor Who"". The daughter of British actress Tina Martin, Hoath made her film debut in the 1993 screen adaptation of ""Secret Rapture"" at the age of eight. Since then she has starred in a number of film and television productions,"
"Katy Manning Catherine Ann ""Katy"" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English actress best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". She has also made many theatre appearances, and is now an Australian citizen. In 2009 Manning moved back to the UK to pursue new acting work and currently lives in London. Manning was born in Guildford, Surrey, the daughter of sports columnist J. L. Manning OBE. As a result of a car accident she spent a year in hospital at sixteen. At eighteen she went to America"
"Elisabeth Sladen Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ""Doctor Who"". She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on ""Doctor Who"" and its spin-offs, ""K-9 and Company"" and ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". Sladen was interested in ballet and theatre from childhood, and began to appear on stage in the mid-1960s, although more often as a stage manager at this"
"by the versatility shown by Agyeman across her three auditions and called her back as a serious candidate for the new companion. She attended another audition (ostensibly for an episode of ""Torchwood"") before a final screen-test with Tenth Doctor actor, David Tennant. Tennant left a reassuring note under the door of Agyeman's hotel room, and this helped calm any nerves the actress had. Following extensive speculation on who would replace Billie Piper, Agyeman was confirmed to the press as new companion Martha Jones on 5 July 2006. Agyeman began filming for the third series in August 2006 and finished in"
"Martha Howe-Douglas Martha Howe-Douglas is an English actress. she played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC One daytime soap ""Doctors"", various characters in the children's series ""Horrible Histories"" and Debbie Maddox ""The Chosen One"" in Sky TV's Yonderland. Howe-Douglas graduated from RADA in 2003 and performed in various theatre productions while there. In the same year that she left RADA, she appeared in the Christmas Special of ""The Office"", replacing Dawn as the receptionist at Wernham-Hogg. From 24 April 2006 until 11 May 2007, Howe-Douglas played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera ""Doctors"". In 2009, she landed"
"Sylvia Noble. Penelope Wilton returned as shamed former Prime Minister Harriet Jones in ""The Stolen Earth"", her first appearance since ""The Christmas Invasion"". Noel Clarke and Camille Coduri reprised their roles as Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler in ""Journey's End"". Adjoa Andoh returned as Martha Jones' mother Francine in the finale. Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd and Tommy Knight also starred in the finale in their respective roles of Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones and Luke Smith from spin-off series ""Torchwood"" and ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". This marked their first appearances in ""Doctor Who"" itself, although Eve Myles had previously featured in"
"a bit"". Adjoa Andoh returned to ""Doctor Who"" in five episodes of Series 3 and the final two episodes of Series 4, as Francine Jones, mother of Martha Jones. She also played Nurse Albertine in the audio play ""Year of the Pig"". Cassandra uses the UK slang term chav, although she is unable to mimic Rose's accent properly, instead making attempts at Cockney rhyming slang. Rose refers to Cassandra as ""Michael Jackson"" as she did in ""The End of the World"". She refers to Chip as ""Gollum"". Overnight ratings for the episode peaked at 8.3 million viewers in the UK,"
"Wendy Albiston Wendy Albiston (born 13 January 1969) is a Welsh actress. In 2002, she played De Chevreuse in the ""Doctor Who"" audio drama ""The Church and the Crown"" and guest starred in the Sarah Jane Smith adventure """". She is probably best known for her role as Guard Miller in the 2006 British-Indian film ""Provoked"" and as Martha in the 2008 British television mini-series ""Sense and Sensibility"". Most recently she played Baines the chauffeur in the BBC's ""The Turn of the Screw"" (2009). Albiston had small roles in the Bollywood film ""Jhootha Hi Sahi"" directed by Abbas Tyrewala and"
"1988 serial ""Remembrance of the Daleks""; he is portrayed by Julian Bleach. It is also the first ""Doctor Who"" appearance of Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles); Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd); Luke Smith (Thomas Knight); and Mr Smith (voiced by Alexander Armstrong), though Myles and Armstrong appeared in other episodes playing different roles. Adjoa Andoh and Penelope Wilton reprise supporting roles as Martha's mother Francine Jones and former Prime Minister Harriet Jones respectively. Paul O'Grady and Richard Dawkins make cameo appearances as themselves as television personalities who attempt to assuage public fear. The two-part finale's epic scale and underlying plot was first"
"March 2007. She made her screen debut as Martha on 31 March 2007 in the episode ""Smith and Jones"". A line of dialogue explains that Adeola was Martha's cousin. Agyeman continued to portray the character Martha throughout every episode of the 2007 series. Agyeman returned as Martha in series 4 for five episodes. Following the final episode of the fourth series, Agyeman stated that she would be open to reprising the role. She later returned to the series along with several other former cast members to mark David Tennant's final appearance in ""The End of Time"". Concurrent with her appearance"
"companion, Rose (Billie Piper). When the amnesiac Doctor falls in love in the ""Human Nature""/""The Family of Blood"" two-parter, a pained Martha claims ""You had to go and fall in love with a human... and it wasn't me"". In the series finale, in which the Doctor's nemesis the Master (John Simm) takes over planet Earth, capturing both the Doctor and fellow companion Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Martha manages to escape by teleporting away but is left alone to save the world. On the run from the Master, she spends a year travelling the world in a plan which restores"
"as new companion Martha Jones. Agyeman had previously appeared in the 2006 episode ""Army of Ghosts"". John Barrowman also returned as Jack Harkness for the three-part series finale. Recurring guest stars for the series included Adjoa Andoh, Trevor Laird, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Reggie Yates, who portrayed Martha Jones' family. Other guest stars included Thelma Barlow, Ryan Carnes, Christina Cole, Michelle Collins, Lenora Crichlow, Anthony Flanagan, Andrew Garfield, Lucy Gaskell, Mark Gatiss, Don Gilet, Jennifer Hennessy, Jessica Hynes, Derek Jacobi, Dean Lennox Kelly, Matt King, Chris Larkin, Harry Lloyd, Stephen Marcus, Roy Marsden, McFly, Carey Mulligan, Michael Obiora, Ardal O'Hanlon, Travis"
"Reta Shaw Reta Shaw (September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982) was an American character actress known for playing strong, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. She may be best remembered as the housekeeper, Martha Grant, on the television series ""The Ghost & Mrs. Muir"" and as the cook, Mrs. Brill, in the 1964 film ""Mary Poppins"". Reta Shaw was born in South Paris, Maine, on Friday, September 13, 1912, to Edna M. (née Easson) and Howard Walker Shaw. Her father was an orchestra"
"The Lazarus Experiment ""The Lazarus Experiment"" is the sixth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was broadcast on BBC One on 5 May 2007 and stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones. In the episode, Professor Richard Lazarus (Mark Gatiss) demonstrates an experiment at his laboratory near Southwark Cathedral in Southwark where he renews himself into a younger-looking man. The effects on Lazarus' DNA causes him to change into a giant creature that sucks the life force from other victims. According to the BARB"
"Corrinne Wicks Corrinne Wicks (born 1968) is an English actress, notable for playing Dr. Helen Thompson in the BBC daytime soap opera ""Doctors"", from 2000 to 2005, and Ella Hart in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"", from 2010 to 2011. Wicks started her career in television as a casting assistant on such programmes as ""Prime Suspect"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" and ""The Ruth Rendell Mysteries"", before deciding to switch to an acting career. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art from 1996 to 1998. In addition to her appearances for five years in the daily ""Doctors"", Wicks has"
"middle to upper middle class. Drawing from her creator's pool of recurring names, Martha and her family share the last name ""Jones"" with many other Russell T Davies-penned characters. Foremost among them are Harriet Jones in ""Doctor Who"", Ianto Jones and Eugene Jones in ""Torchwood"", Ianto Jones in ""Mine All Mine"" and Stuart Allen Jones in ""Queer as Folk"". Davies states that reusing names (such as Tyler, Smith, Harper, Harkness and Jones) allows him to get a grip of the character on the blank page. In casting Martha, the actress Freema Agyeman was reused from her minor role as Adeola"
"a tiny skirt is etched into the memory of many viewers. When Martha wasn't dancing, she spent much of her time narrowly avoiding death."" Martha MacKenzie Martha Jane MacKenzie (also Stewart, previously Holden) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ""Home and Away"", played by Jodi Gordon. Martha made her first on-screen appearance on 8 September 1988. She was originally played by Burcin Kapkin. In 2005, the character returned to ""Home and Away"", played by Jodi Gordon. Gordon was a model and she took acting lessons before auditioning for the role. Gordon won a Logie Award"
"Other TV appearances include roles in ""The Children of the New Forest"", the series ""Is Harry on the Boat?"" (2002) and the series ""Helen West"" (2002), but she is probably best known for playing Martha Cratchit in the 1999 version of ""A Christmas Carol"", in which she appeared with Patrick Stewart, Joel Grey and Richard E. Grant. More recently, Slater appeared in ITV's popular series ""Heartbeat"" (2006), and as Laura Goggin in an episode of ""Doctors"" (2013). Claire Slater Claire Slater (born 4 February 1984) is an English actress. She attended Hertfordshire schools St. Francis' College in Letchworth Garden City"
"Mary Tamm Mary Tamm (22 March 1950 – 26 July 2012) was a British actress, known for her role as Romana in the BBC's science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", starring opposite Tom Baker in the 1978–79 story arc ""The Key to Time"". Tamm was born in Bradford (then part of the administrative area called the West Riding of Yorkshire) to Estonian immigrant parents, and attended Bradford Girls' Grammar School. She was a graduate and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she studied from 1969-71. Tamm began acting on the stage with the Birmingham Repertory"
"any break-up in their relationship: Katy Manning Catherine Ann ""Katy"" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English actress best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". She has also made many theatre appearances, and is now an Australian citizen. In 2009 Manning moved back to the UK to pursue new acting work and currently lives in London. Manning was born in Guildford, Surrey, the daughter of sports columnist J. L. Manning OBE. As a result of a car accident she spent a year in hospital at sixteen. At"
"The Shakespeare Code ""The Shakespeare Code"" is the second episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was broadcast on BBC One on 7 April 2007. According to the BARB figures this episode was seen by 7.23 million viewers and was the fifth most popular broadcast on British television in that week. Originally titled ""Love's Labour's Won"", the episode was re-titled as a reference to ""The Da Vinci Code"". In the episode, the alien time traveller the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) takes his new travelling companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) in her"